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6:52pm, 14th May, 2019

Does health care help us live longer?

(American Academy of Family Physicians) A widely cited statistic suggests that health care services account for only a small percentage of the variation in American life expectancy. However, the methodology supporting the finding has been challenged.

The Affordable Care Act and Economic Opportunity

6:35pm, 6th May, 2019

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The Affordable Care Act and Economic Opportunity

Medicaid expansion makes it less likely that the children of poor mothers will grow up to be poor adults-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

How to Save $45 Billion on Health Care Costs Each Year

10:47am, 3rd May, 2019

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How to Save $45 Billion on Health Care Costs Each Year

Nearly 700,000 people get sick or die each year from infections they get in the hospital—most of which are preventable-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Vanderbilt University to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care

9:06pm, 19th April, 2019

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Vanderbilt University to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care

(Vanderbilt University) A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of law, medicine and management has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human...

Improving the ACA's insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care

8:15pm, 15th April, 2019

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Improving the ACA's insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care

(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Improving the Affordable Care Act's Insurance Cover...

Integrating infant mental health into the neonatal intensive care unit

12:00pm, 3rd April, 2019

Humans

Integrating infant mental health into the neonatal intensive care unit

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Psychotherapists attend to mental health needs of NICU families, specifically focusing on the developing relationship between babies and parents.

Dr. Lauren Ferrante, critical care expert, becomes inaugural Hurria awardee at #AGS19

11:12pm, 28th March, 2019

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Dr. Lauren Ferrante, critical care expert, becomes inaugural Hurria awardee at #AGS19

(American Geriatrics Society) The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today conferred one of their newest honors on Lauren Ferrante, M.D., MHS, a pulmonary and critical care physician with a unique commitment to r...

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

12:23am, 21st March, 2019

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Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

(MediaSource) A study has found that out-of-pocket health care spending and medical debt are substantially higher when adults have a history of adverse childhood experiences. The study showed that household medical costs were 30 percent higher, and t...

Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds

1:11am, 17th March, 2019

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Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds

(Intermountain Medical Center) Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby. What does it take to protect the mother and her growing baby for the best possible outcome? According to clinicians at Intermo...

Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

10:49pm, 7th March, 2019

Humans

Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Eighty-six percent of individuals who entered HIV care soon after diagnosis maintained viral suppression after 48 weeks during a clinical trial conducted at four National Institutes of Healt...

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Does health care help us live longer?

The Affordable Care Act and Economic Opportunity

How to Save $45 Billion on Health Care Costs Each Year

Vanderbilt University to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care

Improving the ACA's insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care

Integrating infant mental health into the neonatal intensive care unit

Dr. Lauren Ferrante, critical care expert, becomes inaugural Hurria awardee at #AGS19

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds

Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care

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